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One underappreciated (though mentioned) hero in this little saga is the venerable file(1) command. proposal: Microsoft Word for Macintosh 4.0 It's so
by noufalibrahim 3y ago
One underappreciated (though mentioned) hero in this little saga is the venerable file(1) command.
proposal: Microsoft Word for Macintosh 4.0
It's so incredibly useful and so easily overlooked. I almost reflexively reach out to it when I'm curious about a file and the information it returns is just sufficient to satiate my curiosity and be useful.
- cpach 3y agoI agree, file is such a great tool. I have cursed so many times in the past when I sat in front of a work computer that ran Windows and didn’t have this tool easily available. (Later on, WSL made life easier, but now I’m luckily nearly Windows-free.)
- AdamJacobMuller 3y agoOne might even say that file has a lot of magic in it.
- pdmccormick 3y agofile has a lot of magic, but a file typically has only one magic.
- layer8 3y agoI'd say it has a number of magic.
- noufalibrahim 3y agoDefinitely uses magic to do its work.